Some attempt to disprove the Bible by arguing the impossibility of Jonah surviving in the belly of the fish for three days. I think there is sufficient evidence that the Bible could be accurately describing the situation.
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For fucks sakes, would you people actually learn something about the creatures your making shit up about? Do sharks swallow seals whole? Why not? BECAUSE THEY DON'T FIT DOWN THE SHARKS THROAT A goddamn sea snake would fit the story better, at least they swallow their food whole.
Even the largest whales have throats too small to allow a human to pass whole. Sharks, too. Furthermore, explain how a human could survive in stomach acid and no oxygen.
Of course, I also have to point out that whales are not fish.
When I was 5 I had trouble with Pinocchio and Strombo, and Walt's cartoon version had the whale about the size of an airplane hangar.
But I wasn't so sure about mom's bible stories even then, either.
It IS possible to be swallowed by a large MAMMAL like a sperm whale and survive, provided you are extracted within about a HOUR. THREE DAYS is far too many. A great white shark is not large enough to swallow a human, however. You are truly a complete idiot.
> Thus, by all accounts, it is entirely possible for a human to be swallowed by a large fish like a sperm whale or a Great White shark or a large fish that was specifically created for this purpose.
Option 1, God the Great Novelist:
Option 2, God the Hack Writer:
Why are people focusing on Jonah's story to disprove the bible? There are thousands of stories more plausible then Jonah's and just as false.
But I do like the "it's in the bible, therefore it's true" angle this fundie is using. Hey, I read a book about aliens living on the moon. It's printed in a book! It must be true!
Some attempt to disprove the Bible by arguing the impossibility of Jonah surviving in the belly of the fish for three days.
Why bother? Basically, this was a magic whale, like the magic talking snake and magic talking ass (Balaam's, not Jim Carrey's).
A better disproof of the Bible is the ridiculous way God goes about doing stuff. He wants the people of Nineveh to repent. So instead of using His magic and doing it Himself, He sends Jonah. Jonah funks the job and escapes in a ship. So instead of head-smacking Jonah and telling him to get on with it, God instead uses His magic to conjure up a storm. This scares the crap out of the poor, innocent sailors, and eventually, with Jonah's permission, they throw him overboard. Then God uses His magic again to conjure up a great fish to swallow Jonah. Then He magically allows Jonah to survive, then uses His magic once again to make the fish vomit Jonah onto the land. This time, Jonah knuckles down and goes to Nineveh and does the job. God must have loved Rube Goldberg.
Stomach acid.
That is all.
Swallowed, yes. Swallowed and surviving inside for 3 days, no.
"Finding Nemo" wasn't a documentary.
> I think there is sufficient evidence that the Bible could be accurately describing the situation. <
So no evidence at all is 'sufficient'. I hope you get arrested down south by one of those mirrored shades wearing Bubba sheriffs, Grace, you'll get an appreciation for what evidence means.
"it is entirely possible for a human to be swallowed by a large fish like a sperm whale or a Great White shark or a large fish that was specifically created for this purpose."
I think you've been watching the early-mid 90s Steven Spielberg-produced underwater Sci-Fi series (initially starring Roy Scheider, then Michael Ironside) featuring the submersible with an organic metal hull, too many times. It's easy to confuse that & the Bible, for someone as easily deluded as you.
PROTIP: "SeaQuest DSV" is not a documentary.
Evidence? Where? It's just a fairy tale.
Stomachs tend to be filled with acidic fluids, that will melt most things.
A great white shark will tear you appart into little pieces while he's killing you. He won't swallow you whole.
Most whales filter out tiny organisms, they don't swallow big stuff like humans.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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